Apparatus for the production of wired glass



July 24, 1934. J. GASKELL APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WIRED GLASS Filed March 6, 1933 Patented July 24, 1934 1,967,932

APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WIRED GLASS Joseph Gaskell, St. Helens, England, assignor to Pilkington Brothers Limited, Liverpool, England, a company of England Application March 6, 1933, Serial No. 659,677 In Great Britain March 12, 1932 1 Claim. (01. 49-32) 1 This invention relates to apparatus for the of glass 9 flows, to be rolled on to the strip 7. production of wired glass and has for its object The wire net 5 enters the glass close to the pass an improved apparatus for the supply of wire between the rollers 6 and 8. net to the glass rolling machine. The above-described wire net supporting and 5 The invention is applicable to the supply of guiding device will be called the wire net frame 60 wire net to various types of glass rolling machine, 2, 3.

but is of particular advantage when applied to The wire net frame 2, 3 is supported on a shaft continuous rolling apparatus. 10 passing through bearings 11 fixed to the angle In order to ensure the wire net occupying a irons 2. The bearings 11 are so adjusted that correct central position between the two layers the wire net frame 2, 3 can turn stifiiy about the 65.

of glass under the varying conditions which obshaft 10. By turning it, the lower end of the tain in practice, it is of advantage that the wire wire net frame 2, 3 can be adjusted in position net be guided to a line close to the line at which substantially horizontally.

it enters the glass, and that this guiding line be The shaft 10 is mounted in two blocks 12 car- 5 adjustable to any desired position. ried on supports 13 depending from a frame- 70) Further, when the roll of net is exhausted, it work 14, which is adapted to run, by means of is of advantage that net from a fresh roll be four wheels 15 on a runway 16. brought into position to enter the glass in the By running the framework 14 to the left (as shortest time possible. In methods heretofore shown in Figure 1) the wire net frame 2, 3 is practised, a fresh roll has to be put in position removed from its operative position. A dupliand the net from the roll passed through the cate apparatus, similar to that described above, guiding means, and, in the case of continuous but with the relative positions of framework 14 rolling, glass is rolled to waste during the time and wire net frame 2, 3 reversed, is adapted to required for these operations. run on a second runway 17.

According to the invention a support for the When the roll of wire net is exhausted, the

roll of wire net and a guide for the wire net are wire net frame 2, 3 is removed to the left, as on a frame which is carried by a conveyor, wheredescribed and, simultaneously a duplicate wire by the support and guide can be removed from net frame is brought into operative position by its operative position and their place taken by running the duplicate framework 14 to the left 6 a duplicate support and guide. The frame is on the runway 17. The duplicate wire net, which 5;,

preferably adjustable relative to the conveyor has already been passed from the roll down the rails in two directions mutually perpendicular, tray and through its mouth, is thereby brought being carried on and rotatable round a shaft into position to enter the glass within a few secparallel to the conveyor rails, which is adapted. onds of the former roll being exhausted.

I 'to slide vertically in a support integral with the The blocks 12 are carried on the supports 13 conveyor. The guide is preferably a sheet metal in such a way that the wire net frame 2, 3 can tray co-operating at its lower end with a plate be adjusted in position Vertically. The blocks 12 to form a mouth through which the wire net are adapted to slide in guides 18 on the supports issues and by which it is located. 13, and screws 19, attached to the blocks 12, 40 In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a engage nuts formed in worm wheels 20 which are front elevation of the apparatus and Figure 2 is supported on brackets 21 attached to the supa side elevation looking at the right-hand end ports 13. A shaft 22 in bearings 23 on the supof Figure 1. In Figure 2 part of the rolling ports 13, carries worms engag ng the wormapparatus is shown diagrammatically. Wheels 20, and is adapted to be turned by hand 4' The roll of wire net 1 is supported between chain wheel 24. By turning the wheel 24 the two angle irons 2 to which a sheet metal tray blocks 12, with the shaft 10, can be raised or 3 (shown by dotted line in Figure 2) is attached. lowered, thereby adjusting the wire net frame A covering plate 4 is attached to the lower ends 2, 3, in its vertical position. of the angle irons 2 and forms with the end of From the above description it will be seen that 50 the tray 3 a mouth from which the wire net 5 the wire net frame 2, 3 and the duplicate frame 5 issues. can be adjusted so that the mouth is in any de- The rolling apparatus shown by way of exsired position and that this adjustment is indeample consists of a lower roller 6 on which a pendent of the movement of the frame into and strip of glass 7 has been rolled (by means not out of operative position. Consequently, when a 55 shown) and an upper roller 8 over which a stream wire net frame, with the net issuing therefrom, 110.

is brought into operative position, the wire net occupies the desired position relatively to the glass.

Having described my invention, I declare that what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ist- Apparatus for rolling wire glass comprising a frame carrying a support for a roll of wire net 

